Kitchen Assistant

Position Summary

The Kitchen Assistant position is responsible for performing routine work in preparing and serving food and clean-up activities under the direct supervision of the Chef. Additionally, it is required to ensure that quality, presentation, safety, and cleanliness are always adhered to, and that menu items are produced in an efficient and consistent manner for clients and residents of A.B.C Recovery Center, Inc.

Pay Range: $21.00 to $26.00 per hour based on experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation and production of daily menu items, ensuring quality and presentation.
• Ability to modify menu items due to diet restrictions and food allergies.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary working area and completes all necessary cleaning and dishwashing procedures needed to maintain a safe and sanitary working environment.
• Responsible for keeping the kitchen equipment, dining room, storage areas, and supplies clean and organized.
• Assist with stocking and counting inventory as needed.
• Substitute in the Chef’s absence when needed and be capable and confident to complete the daily menu during that time.
• Be aware of and always follow safe food handling procedures.
• Maintains accurate reporting of work hours in the record keeping system and submit accurate and timely personnel information as needed.
• Maintain client confidentiality as well as protecting client health information per HIPAA regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Dependability: Responds to request for service and assistance, follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, commits to doing the best job possible, keeps commitments and meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.
• Attendance & Punctuality: Schedules time off in advance, begins working on time, keeps absences within guidelines, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent and arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Personal Appearance: Dresses appropriately for position and keeps self well groomed.
• Safety & Security: Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, uses equipment and materials properly, and reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Customer Service: Displays courtesy and sensitivity, manages difficult or emotional customer situations, meets commitments, responds promptly to customer needs and solicits customer feedback to improve services.
• Organizational Support: Follows policies and procedures, completes administrative task correctly and on time, supports organization’s goal and values, benefits organization through outside activities, and supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
• Strong organizational, decision-making, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Have an outstanding attention to detail skills.
• Focuses on outcomes and commitments and can be counted on to meet goals.
• Accepts and adapts to change in a professionally appropriate and thoughtful manner.
• Must have sound judgment in making decisions and understanding the impact to themselves, clients, employees, and the Center.
• Must have a strong understanding of confidentiality and maintaining professional boundaries. Must be able to keep mental alertness and attention to details high, no matter the circumstances.

Abilities

• Ability to work under pressure in a high volume fast-pasted environment.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize with a sense of urgency to affectively meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and harmoniously in a team environment.
• Ability to clearly communicate information both verbally and in writing, and clearly convey message.
• Ability to interact effectively at various social levels and across diverse cultures. Ability to maintain a neat and professional appearance and provide excellent customer service as needed.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be minimum of 18 years old and have either a High School diploma or GED.
• Must have valid Riverside County Food Handlers card.
• Must have and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Must have 3 years of kitchen/cooking experience working in a care facility, homeless facility, or buffet/catering style environment.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.
• Must have a flexible schedule and ability to work nights, weekends, or holiday.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in Culinary or related certification
• Experience working in a clinical environment.
• 1 Year cooking experience is a Substance Abuse facility is preferred.

Physical Demands:

Work functions of this position are performed in a behavioral healthcare environment. The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to: stand or sit for prolonged periods of time, constantly ascend and descend stairs, to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach overhead and below the shoulder, and twist; to lift, carry, balance, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight (up to 50 pounds); Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to include frequent and repetitive keyboarding, grasping, and reaching to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and/or standard office equipment.

Vision: Close, distant, and peripheral vision ability, including depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Verbal: Capable of expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to fellow co-workers, managers, the public, and clients of the organization and to convey detailed spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, and quickly.

Hearing: Hear normal audio range with or without correction.

Environment: Work is performed with client contact and frequent interruptions. This position may be exposed to fumes, chemicals, bodily fluids, odors, dust, heat and cold, and cleaning products on an occasional basis.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

A.B.C. Recovery Center, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on a person's race (including hair texture and hairstyles), color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by managers to perform other instructions and duties. This job description may be revised from time to time and does not constitute a contract for employment.